Ikanos -- NodeScale Vectoring

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Infoblox Launches IPv6 Center of Excellence

Infoblox launched its IPv6 Center of Excellence, providing enterprise IT teams with expert IPv6 tutorials, resources, guidance, training and best practices. Infoblox IPv6 expert and eminent DNS authority, Cricket Liu, has been appointed Vice President and General Manager of the CoE.Infoblox also announced today that Owen DeLong, IPv6 Evangelist at Hurricane Electric, has joined the Infoblox IPv6 CoE Technical Advisory Board. http://www.infoblox.com/IPv6...

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Gigamon Extends Technology Leadership with Expanded Portfolio

Gigamon introduced its GigaSECURE data switching line. The GigaBPS intelligent bypass switch, which is the first product in the GigaSECURE family, provides intelligent visibility for both Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). It could be used by Managed Hosting Providers to implement more advanced and scalable security practices when delivering Cloud services, where IPS connections feed virtual environments in...

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Time Warner Cable to Build $100 Million Data Center in Charlotte, NC

Time Warner Cable, which serves more than 14 million customers mainly in North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Ohio, southern California and Texas, will build its next generation, national data center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The $101 million project is expected to create 225 jobs over the next three years.The project is supported in part by a state grant from North Carolina's Job Development Investment Grant program. http://www.governor.state.nc.ushttp://www.timewarnercable.com/...

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Verizon Readies LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, MA

On Tuesday, Verizon will officially open its new LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, MA. A ceremony and webcast is planned for 10am.Companies participating in the Innovation Center include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson North America, LiveEdge, TouchTune and VGo. http://www.verizonwireless....

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ZTE Completes First TD-LTE and 2G/3G Handover

ZTE completed an interoperability test (IOT) between TD-LTE terminals and GSM/UMTS/CDMA EV-DO networks. This is the first IOT between a multi-mode TD-LTE terminal and non TD-LTE networks. ZTE said the success of the test is significant for the entire TD-LTE ecosystem, proving that TD-LTE devices can work seamlessly with existing GSM, UMTS and CDMA EV-DO networks as well as with new LTE FDD and TD-LTE networks. It is expected to promote the convergence...

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VSS Monitoring Enables Network Monitoring Across the Cloud

VSS Monitoring introduced a new capability that extends the reach of network intelligence tools used for analytics, security and monitoring across IP and WAN networks while increasing network performance, security and reliability. The goal is to simplify operational complexity, increase network monitoring reliability, and deliver higher ROI by optimizing and directing monitored data from devices and network switches to centralized analysis and...

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PMC-Sierra Debuts 6 Gb/s SATA/SAS RAID Controllers

PMC-Sierra introduced the first hardware 6Gb/s SATA/SAS RAID controllers with on-board DRAM cache for the entry-level market segment. The Adaptec by PMC family of Series 6E RAID controllers overcome the limitations of software-only entry-level RAID and hardware RAID without DRAM caching by offering HBA and hardware RAID functionality with caching in a single card. The Adaptec RAID 6405E is a four-port, LP/MD2 form factor optimized for maximum host...

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Acacia Acquires 3G and 4G Patents

Acacia Research Corporation, which partners with inventors to license key technologies, has acquired rights to patents for 3G and 4G wireless technology from a major technology company. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.acaciaresearchgroup.com...

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6WIND Releases Packet Processing Software for NetLogic XLP832

6WIND announced the release of packet processing software optimized for the XLP832 multicore communications processor with 32 NXCPUs from NetLogic Microsystems. The integrated solution targets telecom infrastructure, enterprise networking and security products. The new 6WINDGate software exploits the XLP processor architecture with quad-issue, quad-threading, out-of-order execution capability and frequencies of up to 2GHz to deliver exceptional packet processing performance. In addition, the 6WINDGate software is optimized to take full advantage...

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SiTime Unveils MEMS VCTCXO for Telecom

SiTime Corporation unveiled a line of ultra-stable MEMS VCTCXO (Voltage Controlled, Temperature Compensated Oscillator) products targeted at telecom, networking and wireless applications like SONET and Synchronous Ethernet based equipment, cellular basestations and repeaters, GPS and instrumentation. The devices are drop-in replacements for quartz-based oscillators but offer the durability and programmability of silicon MEMS technology. The new,...

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Calix Wins Another Broadband Stimulus Project -- PRTC

Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative (PRTC) of Kentucky has selected the Calix B6 Ethernet Service Access Nodes (ESANs), along with the 2000 family of optical network terminals (ONTs), to bring fiber-based broadband services to Jackson and Owsley counties in Kentucky. PRTC will deploy GPON to deliver advanced services including expanded digital television services, extremely fast data services, and high quality VOIP services to more than 3,500 residences and businesses. The PRTC Broadband Stimulus award totals $25.5 million in overall funds, including...

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China Telecom Awards 100G IP Routing Contract to Alcatel-Lucent

China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IP routing and 100G technology for upgrades to its network. The contract was secured by Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's flagship company in China. Specifically, China Telecom is using Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Routers and 5620 Service Aware Manager portfolio to increase overall data speeds and support the prioritization of different kinds of internet traffic such as video, applications...

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AntiSec Boasts Theft of Military Email Passwords

The AntiSec band of hackers claims to have penetrated Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading defense contractor, and stolen tens of thousands of military email passwords. These were then posted to the Pirate Bay website. http://www.twitter....

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TELUS Picks DragonWave

TELUS will deploy a packet microwave solution from DragonWave to provide additional high-capacity connectivity for special events. Specifically, TELUS selected DragonWave's Horizon Compact primarily because its all-outdoor, zero-footprint design that will allow for rapid deployment of service to remote locations without need for trenching optical fibre. TELUS is working with DragonWave's partner, Alliance Corporation. http://www.dragonwaveinc...

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